Oldest Bridges in Colorado

The oldest bridge in Colorado dates to 1887. The table below shows the state's most historic bridges, ranked by year built. Many of these structures have survived well beyond their original design life — click any bridge to see its current condition and inspection history.

How this ranking works

This state list uses the NBI year-built field and links each bridge to its current inspection record. Treat age as a history signal, not a condition score.

BridgeCountyYear BuiltConditionDaily Traffic
Vincent Drive over Cottonwood CreekEl Paso1887Fair6,580
County Road G over Rio Grande RiverConejos1892Poor37
County Road 67 over East Fork Eight Mile CrkFremont1894Poor25
Local Drainage over Foreign Trade Zone BLVDEl Paso1901Good435
SW 14th Street over Misc Drainage BasinLarimer1901Good6,085
I.9 Road over Local DrainageMesa1901Poor309
County Road 9d over Capitol CreekPitkin1901Fair2
Platte Avenue over Shooks RunEl Paso1902Poor18,034
Mesa Avenue over Bessemer DitchPueblo1903Fair992
City F Street over Arkansas RiverChaffee1906Fair2,325
SH 69 Ml over Texas CreekCuster1906Fair1,800
Canon AVE over Fountain CreekEl Paso1906Fair1,195
County Road 27 over Arkansas RiverFremont1907Poor41
County Road 191 over Arkansas RiverChaffee1908Poor0
W 2nd Street over Oak CreekFremont1908Fair139
County Road 6 over Arkansas RiverFremont1910Fair0
County Road 104 over Huerfano RiverHuerfano1910Fair13
US 550 Ml over Animas RiverLa Plata1910Fair28,000
County RD 40.2 over Road Canyon CreekLas Animas1910Fair18
SH 26 Ml over South Platte RiverDenver1911Fair42,000
SH 1 Ml over Larimer Co CanalLarimer1911Fair7,900
Navajo Road over Piedra RiverArchuleta1913Fair927
25th Street over Fountain CreekEl Paso1915Poor283
Cache La Poudre ST over Shooks RunEl Paso1915Fair4,940
Uintah Street over Shooks RunEl Paso1915Fair16,577
Fifth St. over Anderson ArroyoOtero1915Fair2,767
E 3rd Street over Coal CreekFremont1916Fair2,092
CR 220/squirrel Ck over South CreekPueblo1916Fair72
CR 213/penn. Ave. over Squirrel CreekPueblo1916Fair137
CR 218/curtis RD over South CreekPueblo1916Fair36
Cr277/kenny Pounds over Graneros CreekPueblo1916Fair21
CR 220/squirrel CR over Squirrel CreekPueblo1916Fair49
Co RD 54a over Middle Boulder CreekBoulder1917Fair70
Co RD 54a over Middle Boulder CreekBoulder1917Fair66
C.r. Hidden Vly over Cottonwood CreekFremont1917Fair21
Railroad Avenue over Greeley Loveland CanalLarimer1917Fair1,010
E 2nd Street over Coal CreekFremont1918Fair611
Railroad Street over Coal CreekFremont1918Fair548
SH 330 Ml over Big CreekMesa1918Fair1,600
County Road Hh.5 over Apishapa RiverOtero1918Fair22
County Road 170 over East Bijou CreekElbert1919Poor14
Mulberry Street over Larimer Co. Canal No. 2Larimer1920Fair12,947
County RD 91.0 over Furness ArroyoLas Animas1920Fair1
County Road 52 over Harmony No. 2 CanalLogan1920Fair2
SH 115 Ml over Coal CreekFremont1921Fair6,600
East 4th Street over Greeley Loveland CanalLarimer1921Fair2,108
US 50 Ml over Huerfano RiverPueblo1921Fair4,600
Monroe Avenue over Greeley Loveland CanalLarimer1922Poor473
Washington Avenue over Greeley Loveland CanalLarimer1922Fair1,989
County Road 22.9 over Cottonwood CreekSedgwick1922Fair0
US 50 Ml over Graveyard CreekBent1923Fair2,200
CR 120/portland RD over Beaver CreekFremont1923Poor35
Cr120/old Portland over Ranger CreekFremont1923Fair42
SH 115 Ml over Sand CreekFremont1923Fair4,100
County Road 5 over Sand CreekKit Carson1923Fair66
Jay Jay Road over Spring CreekMontrose1923Fair1,603
Nfsr 96 over So. Platte RiverPark1923Poor200
County Rd. 27th LN over St.charles RiverPueblo1923Fair1,251
Slate Creek RD over Blue RiverSummit1923Fair13
US 287 Ml over DrawLarimer1924Fair29,000
US 287 Ml over Louden CanalLarimer1924Fair34,000
US 50 Bus Ebnd over Arkansas RiverPueblo1924Fair9,000
Co RD 65/south RD over St. Charles RiverPueblo1924Fair963
County Road 23 over Rio Grande CanalRio Grande1924Fair53
11th AVE over Cherry CreekDenver1925Fair6,301
SH 120 Ml over Bear CreekFremont1925Fair190
SH 120 Ml over DrawFremont1925Fair190
West 29th Street over L. Loveland Outlet CanalLarimer1925Fair13,399
SH 12 Ml over DrawLas Animas1925Fair520
County Road 6250 over Montrose And Delta CanalMontrose1925Fair579
SH 144 Ml over Jackson Lake OutletMorgan1925Fair410
US 50 Ml Wbnd over Williams CreekPueblo1925Fair18,000
SH 78 Ml over Boggs CreekPueblo1925Fair1,500
Union Avenue over Uprr Bnsf ArPueblo1925Poor6,216
I 25 Ml over Teachout CreekEl Paso1926Fair84,000
I 25 Ml over DrawEl Paso1926Fair91,000
US 50 Service RD over Gunnison Rvr SRGunnison1926Fair1,082
US 50 Service RD over Gunnison RiverGunnison1926Fair845
Park Avenue over Bear CreekJefferson1926Poor220
County Road 223 over Florida RiverLa Plata1926Fair84
County RD 38.0 over Duran ArroyoLas Animas1926Fair36
County RD 57.7 over Reilly Canyon CreekLas Animas1926Poor592
US 50 Ml over DrawPueblo1926Fair9,200
I 25 Ml over DrawPueblo1926Fair15,000
US 6 Ml over South Platte DitchWashington1926Good1,000
County Road 103 over Middle St. Vrain CreekBoulder1927Fair56
County Road 84w over North St. Vrain CreekBoulder1927Fair122
Public Road over Coal CreekBoulder1927Fair10,350
SH 105 Ml over Crystal CreekEl Paso1927Fair8,500
US 160 Ml over North Veta CreekHuerfano1927Fair5,300
County Road 93 over Squaw CreekMontrose1927Fair10
US 50 Business over DrawPueblo1927Fair840
Berkley + Small Av over Bessemer DitchPueblo1927Fair2,493
SH 7 Ml over DrawBoulder1928Fair19,000
13th AVE over Cherry CreekDenver1928Fair7,892
Cr123 (3rd Street) over Brush Hollow CreekFremont1928Fair683
US 24 Ml over Spring CreekKit Carson1928Fair350
I 25 Ml over Gonzales Canyon CreekLas Animas1928Poor790
I 25 Ml over DrawPueblo1928Fair35,000
I 25 Ml over DrawPueblo1928Fair35,000
CR 273/apache City over Graneros CreekPueblo1928Fair170
8th Street over I25 Drgwrr Fountain CrkPueblo1928Fair6,482
US 285 Ml over Conejos Riv.overflowConejos1929Poor3,200
US 285 Ml over Conejos RiverConejos1929Fair3,200
Washington ST over Cherry CreekDenver1929Fair4,392
I 25 Ml Nbnd over Sand CreekEl Paso1929Good17,500
I 25 Ml Nbnd over DrawEl Paso1929Good19,000
County Road 330 over Williams Fork RiverGrand1929Fair166
County Road 63.1 over Bnsf RrLas Animas1929Poor713
SH 96 Ml over Bob Creek CanalPueblo1929Poor1,400
Greene Street over Cement CreekSan Juan1929Poor647
County Road 12 over Plum CreekBaca1930Fair21
SH 170 Ml over South Boulder CreekBoulder1930Fair388
CR 4110 over North Fork Gunnison RvrDelta1930Fair310
Costilla Street over Shooks RunEl Paso1930Fair4,652
San Miguel ST over Shooks RunEl Paso1930Fair1,422
US 85 Ml over DrawEl Paso1930Fair17,000
US 85 Ml over Fountain CreekEl Paso1930Poor11,000
County Road 47 over Arkansas RiverFremont1930Poor132
County Road 12 over Red GulchFremont1930Fair213
SH 120 Ml over Cockelburr CreekFremont1930Fair800
Fdr 125 Service RD over Arapaho CreekGrand1930Fair1
County Road 616 over Huerfano RiverHuerfano1930Fair55
I 25 Ml over DrawHuerfano1930Fair14,000
74th Avenue over Farmers Highline CanalJefferson1930Fair3,182
80th Avenue over Farmers Highline CanalJefferson1930Fair16,690
80th Avenue over Croke CanalJefferson1930Fair16,690
Independence Trail over Bear Creek | Meadow DrivJefferson1930Fair407
County Road 29 over N. Fk. Smoky Hill RiverKit Carson1930Fair7
County Road 40 over Trib. To Landsman CreekKit Carson1930Fair262
Irr# County RD 122 over La Plata RiverLa Plata1930Fair92
US 287 Ml over Lake CanalLarimer1930Fair25,000
Mulberry St/cr 46 over Pleas. Valley Lake CanalLarimer1930Fair4,030
West 1st Street over Transfer DitchLarimer1930Fair6,800
County Road 15 over North Poudre CanalLarimer1930Fair1,103
County Road 56 over Larimer County CanalLarimer1930Poor91
County RD 105.5 over Thompson CreekLas Animas1930Poor13
County RD 105.5 over Dry CreekLas Animas1930Poor10
County RD 22.0 over San Francisco CreekLas Animas1930Poor8
County RD 42.0 over Apishapa RiverLas Animas1930Fair54
County RD 6.8 over Channey ArroyoLas Animas1930Fair16
County RD 63.1 over Canyon Del Agua CreekLas Animas1930Fair38
County RD 69.1 over Raton CreekLas Animas1930Fair75
County RD 75.0 over Picketwire DitchLas Animas1930Fair124
County RD 75.0 over Apishapa RiverLas Animas1930Fair17
County RD 8.8 over Rito Seco CreekLas Animas1930Fair13
US 138 Ml over Powell DitchLogan1930Fair690
County Road 56.3 over Harmony No2 Return CanalLogan1930Poor0
SH 139 Ml over Highline CanalMesa1930Fair720
SH 149 Ml over Willow CreekMineral1930Fair1,800
County Road 430 over Rio Grande RiverMineral1930Fair47
County Road 104 over Miller CreekMoffat1930Fair18
County Road 104 over Skull CreekMoffat1930Poor23
Irr# Co.rd. J over Mcelmo CreekMontezuma1930Fair62
SH 348 Ml over Ironstone CanalMontrose1930Fair940
County Road 19 over Granada CreekProwers1930Poor29
I 25 Service RD over Brantzell Arroyo SRPueblo1930Fair15,000
County Road 10 over White RiverRio Blanco1930Fair164
County Road 12 over North Fork White RiverRio Blanco1930Fair114
US 138 Ml over Peterson CanalSedgwick1930Fair720
US 138 Ml over DrawSedgwick1930Fair720
County Road 1 over Hay CreekTeller1930Fair2,901
Railroad Drive over Union DitchWeld1930Fair202
County Road 76.5 over Larimer And Weld CanalWeld1930Poor304
Broadway over Big Dry CreekArapahoe1931Fair40,486
US 36 Ml over DrawArapahoe1931Poor3,400
I 70 Service RD over Rattlesnake Creek SRArapahoe1931Poor383
US 40 Ml over DrawArapahoe1931Fair300
Colorado Boulevard over Soda CreekClear Creek1931Fair4,159
US 24 Ml Ebnd over Fountain CreekEl Paso1931Fair11,500
Third Street over Rifle CreekGarfield1931Fair3,547
US 24 Ml over Spring CreekKit Carson1931Fair350
Santa Fe Trail over Moores Canyon CreekLas Animas1931Good3,033
County Road M.80 over West Salt WashMesa1931Poor131
Third St. over King ArroyoOtero1931Fair1,844
Third Street over Anderson ArroyoOtero1931Poor3,981
US 50 Ml Wbnd over Thompson ArroyoOtero1931Fair1,600
US 50 Ml over Lamar CanalProwers1931Fair13,000
I 25 Ml Sbnd over Burnt Mill RoadPueblo1931Fair7,500
I 25 Service RD over Cf+i Water Lines SRPueblo1931Fair474
I 25 Service RD over Salt CreekPueblo1931Fair474
US 85 Ml Nbnd over Larimer-weld CanalWeld1931Fair4,250
US 36 Ml over Little Comanche CreekAdams1932Fair3,400
US 285 SR over Chalk CreekChaffee1932Fair7,553
US 24 Business RT over Fountain CreekEl Paso1932Fair1,300
US 24 Ml over DrawEl Paso1932Fair11,000
Parking Lot Access over Fountain CreekEl Paso1932Fair149
US 6 Ml over DrawGarfield1932Fair1,900
US 24 Ml over DrawKit Carson1932Good370
County Road 45e over Dale CreekLarimer1932Poor16
SH 239 Ml over CanalLas Animas1932Poor380
US 6 Ml over Beaver CreekMorgan1932Fair1,400
I 25 Ml over DrawPueblo1932Fair15,000
US 50 Ml over Rocky Fd. Highline CanalPueblo1932Fair4,200
County Road 29 over Beaver CreekWashington1932Fair55
SH 119 Ml over Middle Boulder CreekBoulder1933Fair5,800
US 40 Ml over DrawCheyenne1933Fair3,300
US 40 Ml over DrawCheyenne1933Fair3,300
US 40 Ml over DrawCheyenne1933Good3,300
US 40 Ml over DrawCheyenne1933Fair3,800